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BPD Academy Graduation was a success, over and out.
At IBEW Local 103 in Dorchester, Mayor Walsh joins Police Commissioner Evans and the BPD Academy staff in congratulating 70 recruits on officially becoming police officers.
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A
Like
two
states,
the
Boston
Police
honor
guard
in
Gaelic,
Colin
and
I'd
also
like
to
acknowledge
those
joining
us
today.
On
the
stage
for
the
sense
of
ceremony,
we
have
department,
chaplains,
Adam,
father,
John,
Connelly,
father
John,
Connor,
the
Honorable
mayor
Martin,
J,
Walsh,
Police,
Commissioner,
William,
Evans
and
superintendent
Chief
William
growth
in
addition
to
six
outside
agencies
who
also
have
14
officers
graduating
with
us
today:
Dedham
Police,
Chief,
Michael
detriment,
Tilbury
police,
chief
Daniel
Hannigan,
Chelsea,
Chief,
Brian,
Kai's,
Stoughton,
police,
chief
Donna
McNamara,
Medford,
police,
chief,
Leo
Sacco
and
handover
Lieutenant,
Edward
guy.
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On
behalf
of
the
mayor
and
the
Commissioner
I'd
also
like
to
express
our
thanks
to
the
leadership
of
IBEW
Local
103
mr.
Lewis
Lewis
antonella's
for
hosting
us
here
today,
the
staff
has
been
fantastic
and
we
are
grateful
for
your
hospitality
and
support
right
now,
I'd
like
to
bring
father
Sean
Connor
to
the
podium
for
our
invocation.
Please.
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Let
us
pray
would
we
thank
you
for
the
gift
of
this
blessed
day
for
all
the
ways
that
you
provide
for
us.
You
feed
us
with
your
own
gentleness
and
love
you
raise
up
among
us
those
called
to
defend
to
serve
and
protect
not
only
our
own
community
here
in
Boston,
but
those
other
communities
represented
here
today.
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E
Thank
you
very
much
superintendent
Holmes
and
thank
you
for
another
great
job.
I
also
want
to
thank
Commissioner,
Evans
and
chief
Willie
Graz
for
the
in
Italian
command
staff
for
the
great
work
you
do
every
single
day
and
protecting
the
people
of
our
city,
father,
Connolly
and
father
Connor.
Thank
you
as
well
for
being
spiritual
guidance
for
the
Boston,
Police
Department
and
actually
all
the
entire
city
of
Boston.
So
thank
you
for
that.
E
I
do
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Lou
Anton
Alton
local
103
for
hosting
us
today,
and
I
also
want
to
welcome
the
six
police
chiefs
from
the
cities
and
towns
are
here
today
as
well.
Thank
you
for
being
with
us
here
today.
Our
message
today.
My
remarks
today
is
a
focus
on
Boston
Police
Department.
However,
in
saying
that
our
message
stays
of
pride
and
encouragement
applies
equally
to
all
the
graduates
here,
heading
to
the
fine
departments
across
eastern
Massachusetts.
So
again,
I
want
to
thank
you.
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I
also
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
Pat
Rose,
president
of
the
Boston
Police
patrolman
Association
Thank,
You
Pat,
for
being
with
us
today.
Congratulations:
70
recruits
graduates
of
recruit
class
56:16,
you've
all
worked
extremely
hard
to
get
here
today.
You've
mastered
difficult
skills
and
passed
tests
or
physical
and
mental
you
deserve
to
wear
those
those
pins.
Many
of
you
have
already
experienced
service.
E
And
I
want
to
thank
you
for
continuing
a
passion
to
serve
through
the
police
departments
that
you'll
be
serving
I
want
to
give
special
thanks
to
the
families
and
friends
of
all
the
graduates.
The
parents,
the
grandparents,
our
siblings,
the
children's
and
many
other
you've
been
with
these
recruits
every
step
of
the
way
in
this
journey
during
the
tough
times
and
sure
those
plenty
of
tough
times
the
difficult
times,
the
stressful
times,
also
great
personal
growth.
You
may
be
nervous
about
what
lies
ahead
for
them
on
this
road,
but
I
know.
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Above
all
else,
you
are
overflowing
with
pride,
especially
today,
and
we
all
overflowing
with
pride
I'm,
also
very
proud
of
Superintendent
Lisa
Holmes,
the
Bronson
police
academy
staff.
They
work
hard
to
make
sure
that
every
single
new
office
or
wherever
they're
going
to
serve,
is
equipped
with
the
skills
to
be
a
great
police
officer.
We
do
wonderful
work.
You
FTA
class
after
class
as
mayor
I
have
the
utmost
respect
from
men
and
women
of
the
Boston
Police
Department.
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When
I
visit,
neighborhoods
I
see
police
officers
interacting
with
people
with
young
people,
playing
basketball
playing
sports,
giving
them
advice,
mentoring
them
getting
to
know
them,
I
see
them
protecting
our
safety
and
being
making
sure
that
we're
safe
in
our
city,
like
they
did
at
the
historic
Tall
Ships
this
weekend
and
I,
saw
some
of
you
out
there.
This
all
said
you
can
tell
the
difference.
E
I
want
to
thank
you
for
being
there
I
see
how
the
officers
participating
in
peace
walks
with
members
in
commute
with
the
community
and
clergy
I,
see
officers
working
with
the
unions,
giving
hotdogs
and
hamburgers
out
neighborhoods
and
working
through
the
unions
as
well,
something
that's
really
important
for
us
to
continue
to
build
relationships
in
the
communities
that
we
represent.
I
see
people
in
our
communities,
especially
young
people,
get
into
know
police
officers
and
trusting
them.
E
Many
of
you
are
joining
this
historic
department
which
is
leading
the
nation
on
so
many
fronts,
in
defending
against
terrorism
and
reducing
violent
crimes
at
historic
lows
and
taking
illegal
guns
off
the
street
in
breaking
new
grounds
and
human
traffic
in
leading
the
way
in
youth
outreach.
I
can't
stress
enough
joining
the
Boston
Police
Department
is
a
high,
honor
and
privilege
with
this
comes
a
great
responsibility,
you're
standing
on
the
shoulders
of
fellow
officers
past
and
present,
who
have
built
this
legacy.
We
want
you
to
continue
this
legacy
and
bring
it
to
the
next
level.
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E
Remember
you
are
representing
the
city
of
Boston
you're,
representing
all
of
the
people
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
the
people
of
Boston
are
depending
on
each
and
every
one
of
you.
It
looks
for
your
guidance,
they
look
for
your
support
and
they
look
for
your
protection.
This
is
a
responsibility
that
we
don't
take
lightly.
So,
while
today
is
a
celebration,
I
want
to
take
a
little
time
to
talk
about
risks
and
challenges
that
you
may
face.
E
Being
a
police
officer
is
one
of
the
hottest
jobs
in
the
world
and
I
know
that
all
of
you
understand
that
you
see
people
when
they're
the
most
vulnerable.
Sometimes
you
see
people
when
they're
acting
their
worst
I
want
you
to
be
safe,
but
even
in
the
top
of
the
times
I
want
you
to
keep
the
optimism
and
enthusiasm.
You
feel
helping
people
in
your
communities
right
now.
Remember
how
you
feel
today
right
now.
E
This
is
why
you
want
to
become
a
Boston
police
officer
or
police
officer
in
the
first
place,
this
kind
of
commitment
to
serving
people
that
all
of
you
share
is
very
special
I,
have
complete
faith
in
each
and
every
single
one
of
you
that
you
will
be
leaders
in
your
communities
and
uphold
the
values
of
our
men
and
women
in
the
Boston
Police
Department.
Your
mayor
in
your
commissioner
in
York
City,
will
always
have
your
back.
Congratulations
be
safe
and
God
bless
this
class.
F
Thank
You
superintendent,
Holmes
and
welcome
everyone
to
this
joyous
occasion.
It's
always
great
when,
with
we
have
70
new
officers
going
on
the
street,
I
want
to
thank
the
clergy,
obviously
by
the
corner,
the
connolly
and
revin
adams,
who
a
great
partner
out
there
quite
a
bit
on
the
peace
walks
with
us,
obviously
paying
for
the
safety
of
our
officers,
but
our
other
three
sort
of
the
safety
of
our
residents.
I
want
to
thank
them.
I
want
to
thank
my
fellow
Chiefs
who
we
work
with
day
in
and
day
out,
who
do
a
super
job.
F
G
F
Of
all
I'd
like
to
thank
mayor
Walsh,
you
know
I've
had
the
pleasure
of
working
with
him
for
the
last
four
years
and
I
got
to
tell
you
no
one.
It
has
the
back.
Nobody
has
the
support
of
law
enforcement
better
than
Marty
Walsh.
If
you
know
he's
a
city
kid
who
really
gets
the
importance
of
making
sure
our
officers
have
all
the
technology,
they
need
all
the
gear
they
need
and
I
just
want
to.
Thank
him.
You
know
we
got
56
Boston
Oscars
here
I
know
we
have
14
outside
you
remember.
F
F
I'd
also
like
to
commend
the
Academy
staff
under
superintendent
Holmes
and
captain
Sexton
in
all
their
stuff.
No
one
works
better
to
get
these
of
it.
70
officers
well-trained.
So
when
we
come
out
they're,
not
so
much
just
crime
fighters,
this
community
problem,
solvers
and,
as
you
know,
this
job
has
gotten
a
lot
more
complex.
The
whole
idea
working
with
different
communities,
whether
it's
you
know
african-american
communities-
are
the
GBL.
T.Q
communities
are
dealing
with
young
mothers
who
are
out
there
when
a
young
loved
ones
get
killed
on
the
street.
F
They
really
do
a
great
job
in
really
building
that
basic
community
sense.
So
when
these
officers
come
out,
then
the
culture
alized
and
they're
ready
to
hit
the
streets
a
look
at
their
class
they're
on
the
community.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
the
job
that
the
staff
does
so
I
appreciate
that
staff.
It
goes
great
job.
F
But
if
I
can
give
any
advice,
obviously
I
like
to
talk
about
as
you
go
along,
don't
get
complacent.
You
know,
keep
the
enthusiasm
that
you
have
right
now.
You
know,
keep
the
Morrow's
keep
the
integrity.
We
got
a
great
department.
As
the
mayor
said,
you
know,
crime
continues
to
go
down.
Our
our
arrests
continue
to
go
down.
Complaints
go
down.
Everything
is
trending
in
the
right
direction.
It
I
don't
think
anyone
does
it
better.
F
You
know,
I
got
a
great
community
at
they
push
down
how
important
community
police
is
so
I
honestly
believe
we're
going
into
the
apartment
that
has
the
best
reputation
in
the
best
community
policing
of
anyone
in
this
country
by
now
so
you're,
a
great
addition,
I'm
sure
the
14
offices.
You
know
the
pleasure
of
talking
to
audience
you're
going
to
be
quite
an
addition
to
your
department.
So
don't
get
complacent.
You
know
stay
in
the
book.
F
I
know
you
guys
are
pretty
good
on
constitutional
law
and
criminal
law
and
everything,
but
make
sure
you
stay
into
that.
You
know
the
laws
are
constantly
changing.
They
get
more
more
complex.
Make
sure
you
do
that.
Get
involved
further
your
education
and
make
sure
your
study
you
know
get
you
know
you
want
to
be
a
scientist,
one
of
the
intent
of
staying
in
those
books.
More
importantly,
and
is
keep
exercising
you
know,
LuAnn,
it
was
great
I,
always
loved
it.
F
It's
the
best
part
of
the
class,
we're
in
seven
and
a
half
miles
the
other
day
from
haibach,
basically
to
the
academies,
all
did
a
great
job.
You
know
it's
an
important
part
of
this
job.
This
job's
not
easy.
It's
a
very
stressful
job
and
I
always
say
it's
important
to
have
not
only
a
healthy
body
but
help
a
healthy
mind,
and
it's
a
don't
leave
this
Academy
and
let
yourself
go
because
you're
all
doing
great
right
now
and
you
need
that
important
part
of
your
life.
You
need
that
balance.
F
I've
seen
the
great
community
work.
He
did
continue
doing.
That
I
was
at
the
Academy
about
a
month
ago,
when
we
saw
Olivia
for
coaches
and
this
class,
all
seven
took
on
a
young
child
who
was
in
need
of
a
heart
transplant
in
Tennessee,
and
they
became
sort
of
Big,
Brothers
and
Big
Sisters.
To
that
young
kid
they
did
a
lot
of
outreach.
They
worked
hard
to
try
to
get
that
young
child
a
heart
transplant,
but
unfortunately
the
young
child
passed
away.
F
We
had
the
pleasure
two
weeks
ago,
I
have
in
those
parents
there
and
we
gave
a
badge
in
Colton's
memory.
So
that's
the
type
of
class
we
have
and
I
want
you
to
continue
to
do
that.
Hard
self
act
of
kindness
to
the
community
I
was
there.
When
we
climb
the
stairs
of
the
Hancock,
we
did
the
common
Amish
crime
or
whatever.
We
call
it
for
the
child
advocacy
group
which
talks,
which
is
all
about
helping
young
kids
who
suffer
child
abuse,
and
you
guys
were
all
there.
F
So
you
gals
are
actually
on
the
right
road
to
being
rural
community
problem-solving.
Another
advice,
stay
safe,
IIIi
think
the
may
have
said
it.
It's
a
difficult
job
out
there
when
I
spoke
to
the
other
day.
I
stressed
one
thing,
and
one
stress
thing
only
make
sure
we
reinvest
every
day.
You
know
I
just
left
the
coffee
with
a
cop
over
in
Mattapan
and
I
talked
to
a
young
officer.
F
F
I
see,
unfortunately,
what
what
type
of
guns
are
out
there
on
the
street,
how
men
and
women
work
hard
everyday
yesterday,
the
gang
unit
getting
a
gun
off
of
two
kids
on
Dorchester
out.
That
was
the
drug
unit,
getting
the
gun
on
Adams
Street
every
day,
we're
taking
guns
off
the
street,
but
these
aren't
little
guns
these.
These
are
all
semi
automatics
that
have
some
real
high
firepower.
So
it's
a
dangerous
job
and
I
hate
to
scare
the
parents
here
a
little
bit,
but
you
know
make
sure
you
wear
that
vest
it's
real
important
in.
F
F
You
know
I've
been
on
this
job
as
a
cadet
on
on
this
37
years
and
I've
always
made
it
a
priority
as
painful
it
is
to
make
my
daughter's
recital
you
know,
which
is
very
difficult
to
do,
to
make
the
literally
to
make
the
pop
on,
and
even
so
when
my
son
graduated
from
high
school
last
week
to
make
his
music
recital
the
most
important
thing
you
have.
Is
your
family
and
don't
forget
about
you
know
you
can
make
all
the
money
in
the
world
you
can
get.
F
You
know
tied
up
and
you
know
the
Brotherhood
of
this
job,
but
if
anything
I
want
you
to
lead
with
today.
The
most
important
people
in
here
today
are
the
people
who
put
you
to
the
Academy.
The
people
who
lined
your
pants
shine
your
shoes
and
do
everything
for
you.
So
we've
got
a
great
class
here.
I
know
we
all
do
great
I
wish
you
the
best,
and
you
know
like
hoorah,
6:16,
good
luck,
dahlias.
Thank
you.
E
E
G
F
A
And
before
I
forget,
I
would
be
extremely
remiss
if
I
didn't
say
a
heartfelt
thank
you
and
appreciation
to
who
I
feel
are
the
best
academy,
training
staff
in
this
entire
country.
My
staff
has
worked
hard
365
days
this
past
year,
training
not
only
recruits
but
veteran
officers
outside
agency.
They
have
completed
a
feat
this
year.
That
I
think
is
unprecedented
and
for
me,
I
am
extremely
proud
and
thankful
to
have
you
all
as
my
co-workers,
and
we
go
one
more
to
get
through
next
month.
H
Good
morning,
all
right
before
I
begin
I'd
just
like
to
thank
mayor,
Walsh,
Commissioner
Evans,
for
this
opportunity
of
even
putting
on
the
classes
its
greatly
appreciates
I
know
it's
been
a
dream
of
everybody
in
the
class
I'd
like
to
also
thank
superintendent
Holmes
and
the
Academy
staff
for
putting
up
with
us
for
the
last
six
months,
and
you
know
turning
us
into
those
police
officers.
We
are
now
now
for
a
ice
breaking
story.
I
went
to
Westfield
State
University
for
my
undergrad
and
my
best
friend
don't
like
15
years.
H
He
was
my
roommate
and
he
was
like
a
evolutionary
environmental
biology,
chemistry,
major
something
crazy
and
winds
begin
to
funnel
about
like
who
was
a
cooler
major
who
can
take
cooler
classes
or
who
has
a
better
job
opportunities.
Obviously
this
got
pretty
heated
for
anybody
who
has
a
criminal
justice
screen
knows
that
people
sometimes
will
take
it
serious.
H
H
So
as
a
very,
very
mature
19
year,
old
I
took
the
high
road
and
I
said:
yeah
yeah,
that's
what
I
want
to
do.
I
want
to
be
a
cop.
What
do
you
want
to
do,
and
so,
with
all
his
fancy
classes?
Whoever
is
that
I'm
going
to
be
an
oceanographer
now,
there's
some
public
see
I,
don't
know
what
an
oceanographer
is
either,
but
that's
what
he
wanted
to
do
so
I
said
what
if
it
doesn't
work
out
we're
going
to
do
the
rest
of
your
life.
H
We
said:
if
I
can't
be
an
oceanographer,
then
maybe
the
Discovery
Channel
will
invite
me
once
a
year
to
be
on
Shark,
Week
and
I
mean
being
a
cop.
That
was
a
great
point.
I
had
to
kind
of
concede
that
point
to
him,
because
as
a
cop
I'm
never
going
to
get
to
be
on
Shark
Week,
but
that
was
pretty
awesome.
So
I
want
to
pull
on
his
heartstrings
now
the
one
that's
very
heated
debate,
I
kind
of
broke.
H
It
down
I
suppose
across
this
before,
if
you
take
all
the
variables
of
being
a
cop
and
all
the
kind
of
crazy
stuff
and
you
break
it
down
to
what
you're
doing
is
what
people
call
for
your
help.
You
help
them.
So
that's
what
I
said
to
my
friend
I
said:
how
can
you
beat
that?
But
someone
needs
your
help
in
that
you
know
the
hardest
time.
H
I
think
the
that
idea
of
helping
people
when
they
need
help
kind
of
encompasses
the
entire
job
when
we
see
in
movies
and
all
that
fun
stuff
is
chases
the
shootouts,
the
bank
robberies
all
that
all
the
crazy
stuff
right,
the
high
speed
stuff
Hollywood
stuff.
That's
only
one
part
of
the
job.
What
the
Academy
pushed
a
lot
was,
as
everyone
got
a
performance
stated,
was
the
community
policing
aspect
and
growing
up
doing
I,
wouldn't
think
of
my
masters
would
be
you
from
justice,
so
I've
been
doing
community
policing
ideology.
H
For
my
whole,
you
know
educational
background
and
you
don't
really
know
what
it
is
to
be
honest
when
you
learn
about
it,
it's
just
plenty
of
professors,
saying
hey
community
policing,
that's
where
you
got
to
do
and
the
Academy
started
teaching
us
very
early,
though
that
that
is
why
it
helps
you
know
it
may
not
stop
the
guy,
who
has
five
gun
charges
on
his
record,
but
you're
going
to
be
talking
to
the
business
owners
and
the
kids.
So
in
the
future
they
know
you
by
name
they
don't
just
see
as
uniform
right.
H
They
don't
just
see
your
badge
and
they
think
of
all
like
the
stereotypes
and
what
the
media
says
about
police.
They
see
you
as
a
person.
So
that's
where
I
think
the
community
stuff
really
works.
Part
of
my
job
as
the
president
was
to
force
the
class
to
go
to
things
on
the
weekend,
a
very
short
lived
weekends
and
when
I
can
yelled
at
the
Academy
like
made
them
go
to
stuff
and
someone's
going
to
talk
about
them.
H
The
Commissioner
went
over
some,
but
we
did
a
stair
climb,
one
of
them
earlier
in
the
Academy
for
muscular
sclerosis.
We
raised
like
forty
three
hundred
dollars.
We
came
again
whoo,
that's
awesome.
We
actually
came
in
second
place.
If
you
guys
didn't
know,
there's
professional
stair,
climbing
teams,
so
second
place
is
good,
a
really
fast
and
it
I
highly.
You
know
next
time,
there's
one
volunteer,
but
it
was
like
the
worst
thing
ever.
H
I
never
want
to
be
a
firefighter
for
two
reasons:
one
and
I
hate
being
hot
and
I,
don't
like
climb
the
stairs,
but
so
we
did
another
stair
climb.
We
did
the
ginormous
climb,
which
was
awesome.
We
did
that
with
the
Commissioner.
We
also
ran
a
5k
for
st.
Patty's
Day
in
South
Boston
of
you
guys,
sauce,
we're
wearing,
really
tiny
green
shorts
with
shamrock
stocks
and
yelling
cadence,
just
kind
of
show.
The
community
got
a
bunch
of
highly
motivated
people
ready
to
get
on
the
job.
H
We've
had
the
Marine
Corps
5k,
which
memorializes
Marines
from
Massachusetts
that
have
passed
away
in
combat.
We
did
the
run
to
remember
where
we
all
woke
up
at
like
5:30,
on
a
Sunday
to
work.
The
water
points,
along
with
we
had
six
race
in
it
and
there's
a
whole
presentation
on
that
later.
Both
talked
about
it,
but
we
did
really
good.
We
did
a
lot
of
good
stuff
and
we
got
to
see
where
the
whole
community
aspect
comes
into
it
every
single
event.
H
H
We
went
and
we
had
our
who
went
to
the
Kroc
Center
and
we
had
like
a
dance
off
of
elderly
folk
I
lost
and
my
my
93
year
old
friend
Geneva
said
that
I
made
her
feel
like
a
queen
that
day
and
so
that
kind
of
stuff.
Like
you,
don't
know
what
community
policing
is
until
you
do
it
and
this
all
started
working
out.
So
as
a
class,
we
were
like
hey,
you
don't
get
in
you
get
get
out
and
I
think
that's
what
we're
trying
to
convey,
but
it's
not
always
good.
H
What
the
Commissioner
talked
about.
We
talked
about
was
:
hesseman.
He
was
three
years
old
from
Tennessee
who
had
a
congenital
heart
defect
and
we
met
him
through
police
officer,
Kevin
Love,
and
so
we
learned
about
this
early
in
academy
and
it
was
let's
do
what
we
do.
Something
right
he's
worked
out
every
other
time,
so
we've
sent
them
cards
electronically
and
physically
we
tend
to
fun
toys.
H
We
had
kind
of
everything
you
could
everything
that
we
could
possibly
do
for
him
being
from
Tennessee
to
Massachusetts
and
then
like
becomes
our
seventh
or
he
passed
away.
January
25th
2017
and
it
was
kind
of
kind
of
confusing
us
because
it
didn't
work
right
by
the
other
times.
We
have
like
perfect
good
outcomes.
It
was
good
good,
but
to
learn
early
in
our
careers
that
it
doesn't
always
work
out.
H
Well,
it
doesn't
always
go
positively
when
you
cook,
then
you
don't
always
get
that
out,
and
sometimes
it
takes
weeks
and
months
for
police
officers,
wounded
on
the
street
and
I
think
learning
it
early.
There
was
a
good
way
to
get
into
it
that
way
that
was
only
being
in
the
academy.
So
these
struggles
continued.
We
have
people
in
the
class
whose
family
members
have
passed
away
during
the
six
months
with
people
whose
family
members
become
terminally
ill.
H
Then
they
have
to
go
home
the
other
issues
and
but
when
you
get
in
this
classes,
didn't
just
give
up,
they
didn't
stop
going
to
the
community
event
those
trying
to
force
them
to
go
to
they
didn't
quit
the
Academy
we
had
people
quit.
The
Academy
is
what
26
27
people
quit
the
Academy,
because
they
can't
deal
with
it.
So
this
class
has
shown
through
all
the
troubles
right,
all
the
crazy
stuff,
that's
a
dedicated
determined
and
they
can
persevere
through
anything.
And
what
else
do
you
need
from
a
cop
right?
H
So
you
know
in
closing
I'd
like
to
thank
Mel
lash
Commissioner,
Evans,
superintendent,
hunting,
Academy
staff.
Again,
you
know
doing
what
you
guys
are
doing
clearly
appreciate
it,
but
ultimately
the
class
don't
hit
them
this
alone
I'm
sure.
But
it
was
awesome.
It
was
a
good
time
and
I
want
to
make
you
guys
proud
of
the
Academy
okay
get
out
on
the
street.
So
thank
you
guys.
A
So
thank
you
for
that.
Well
done
and
well
done.
56:16
you've
done
a
lot
of
great
work
out
there.
You're
right
the
seniors
at
the
Cross
Center
are
absolutely
in
love
with
you,
as
well
as
the
kids
from
the
volley
against
violence
at
the
Sportsman's
Tennis
Club,
who
actually
does
class
I
forget
which
squad
it
was,
but
it
was
one
of
their
community
engagement
assignments
and
they
had
so
much
fun.
They
took
it
upon
themselves
to
go
back
again
on
their
off
time.
A
One
time
there
they
had
such
a
good
time
with
the
kids
up
there.
So
thank
you
for
that.
Thank
you
for
inspiring
us
to
be
the
best
to
be
better
to
do
better
and
to
bring
the
best
training
you
can.
We
can
so
now
we're
going
to
have
the
special
part
of
the
ceremony
when
lieutenant
John
Flynn
comes
up
and
connects
conducts
the
special
award
section.
I
Thank
You
superintendent,
the
first
award
the
first
award
is
the
deputy
superintendent
William
J
Hogan
wood
named
in
honor
of
a
well-respected
instructor
at
the
Boston
Police
Academy.
This
award
is
presented
to
the
recruit
officer
who
achieves
the
highest
grade
average
in
the
subjects
of
constitutional
law,
criminal
law,
motor
vehicle
law
and
municipal
law.
The
Holden
award
goes
to
Boston
Police
Officer
Ryan
McDonald's.
I
I
I
Like
they
make
a
special
note
here,
the
Boston
Police
Academy
keeps
individual
records
on
each
part
of
the
fitness
competition
that
I
just
mentioned.
Recruit
officers
have
an
opportunity
to
break
these
long-standing
records.
At
the
end
of
each
class.
The
Academy
wants
to
recognize
Boston
police
officer,
David
Wynn
row.
He
completed
117
sit-ups
in
a
two-minute
time
period
to
break
the
previous
record
of
111
sit-ups,
which
had
stood
for
the
past
22
years.
I
I
A
So
we're
now
going
to
have
a
special
presentation
from
the
Boston
Police
run
of
this
club.
Our
recruits
ran
in
the
run
to
remember
and
came
in
third
on.
It
is
a
huge
achievement,
considering
the
number
large
number
of
law
enforcement
agencies
in
thousands
of
offices
nationwide
who
participated
in
this
race,
which
is
a
tribute
to
fallen
officers
in
law
enforcement
and
first
responders.
So
at
this
time,
I'd
like
to
welcome
officer
Sean
Murphy,
to
give
some
remarks
about
the
one
to
remember.
J
As
a
result,
they
were
awarded
at
$1500
donation
to
the
charity
of
their
choice.
The
team
didn't
think
twice
about
who
they
wanted
the
donation
to
go
through
during
the
Academy.
As
mentioned
earlier,
the
recruits
of
class
56:16
had
the
opportunity
to
support
an
amazing
little
boy
named
Colton
Desmond,
who
was
fighting
a
serious
bout
with
a
congenital
heart
defect.
J
Colton
was
brought
to
the
class's
attention
by
Academy
staff.
Member
officer,
Kevin
Welch
Colton
had
been
placed
on
an
ECMO
machine
in
order
to
regulate
his
heartbeat
for
a
record
74
days
during
his
six
months
of
treatment.
Colton's
heart
stops
seven
times,
but
each
time
he
continued
to
fight
the
terrible
disease
that
ultimately
took
his
life
in
January
2017.
J
Although
Colton
sadly
lost
his
battle
with
THD.
The
perseverance
he
showed
was
an
inspiration
to
all
the
recruits
during
their
time
in
the
Academy.
No
matter
how
difficult
their
training
was.
Colton
was
a
constant
reminder
to
the
class
to
stay
in
the
fight
and
keep
pushing
forward
because
his
fight
was
so
near
and
dear
to
the
hearts
of
these
recruits
and
all
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
Colton
was
named
an
honorary
Boston
police
officer
by
Commissioner
Evans
in
a
moving
ceremony
earlier
this
month.
J
It
is
no
surprise
that
the
half-marathon
team
chose
to
make
this
donation
on
behalf
of
Colton
to
the
world
of
broken
hearts,
an
organization
that
helps
all
families
that
are
battling
congenital
heart
defects
Colton.
They
have
left
us
all
too
early
in
his
life,
but
his
memory
will
live
on
forever
in
the
hearts
and
minds
of
these
officers
that
sit
before
you
today
and
everyone
who
is
dedicated
to
his
cause.
A
Now
comes
the
time
that
everybody
has
been
waiting
for.
The
mayor
and
Commissioner
will
now
present
the
badges
and
certificates
as
Captain
Richard
Sexton
calls
each
recruit
and
attendance
to
the
stage
and
superintendent
Eve
grass
will
receive
the
salute.
We
welcome
each
visiting
chief
to
come
forward
for
the
presentation
when
your
officer
presents.
K
G
K
G
B
K
J
J
K
K
G
G
G
G
K
G
G
G
K
B
A
Six
months
ago,
when
you
started
out
on
Williams
EV
I
noticed
they
seemed
impossible,
but
look
what
all
the
hard
work,
all
the
dedication,
all
the
information
that
we've
given
you
have
got
you
to
this
day.
Don't
forget
everything
that
we've
taught
you
and
like
we
told
you
and
your
families.
If
you
need
us
we're
here,
you
never
leave
85
Williams
EV
and
it
never
leaves
you
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
welcome
the
farmer,
chaplain
father
John
Connelly
for
the
benediction.
L
L
We
ask
you
Lord
to
continue
to
bless
these
men
and
women
as
they
depart
from
the
Academy
and
hit
the
streets
of
Boston
and
the
other
municipalities
and
towns
which
they
serve.
We
ask
the
Lord
to
continue
to
bless
them
with
your
gifts
of
faith,
hope,
love,
compassion,
integrity,
bravery
and
commitment.
L
We
ask
you
Lord
as
well
to
so
bless
their
families
who
support
them
through
the
academy
and
support
them
as
they
begin
their
professional
lives
this
day,
where
we
remember
to
all
those
who,
through
their
example
through
their
law
through
their
careful
and
have
touched
the
lives
and
hearts
of
these
recruits.
We
thank
you
for
the
mayor
of
our
city
of
Boston,
our
Police
Commissioner,
the
commands
death.
L
We
thank
you
for
the
leadership
and
staff
of
the
Boston
Police
Academy,
to
thank
you
Lord
for
those
who
have
gone
before
us
in
faith,
especially
for
this
class,
those
loved
ones
whom
they've
lost
and,
in
particular
Colton
hesseman.
We
ask
the
Lord,
as
we
gratefully
acknowledge
the
veterans
present
in
this
class
and
in
the
departments
here
represented
to
remember
to
all
those
who
are
serving
in
harm's
way
deployed
across
the
ocean
right
now.
Keep
them
safe.
Word
word:
as
these
recruits
now
offices
hit
our
streets
and
neighborhoods.
L
We
ask
you
to
pledge
to
continue
to
bless
them
with
your
gifts
of
protection.
May
they
be
ministers
and
messengers
of
your
peace
to
all
whose
lives
they
touch
bless
the
City
of
Boston,
the
cities
and
towns
which
they
will
serve.
The
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
conscious
of
all
it's
represented
here,
I
ask
you
Lord
to
bless
the
United
States
of
America
and
all
of
us
here
gathered
with
your
gifts
of
peace
and
security.
This
summer,
and
always
the
name
of
the
Father,
the
Son,
the
Holy
Spirit,
amen.
A
Thank
you
final
conley
on
behalf
of
the
mayor,
Walsh
and
Commissioner
Evans
I'd,
like
to
thank
you
all
for
taking
the
time
to
join
us
today,
and
we
want
to
wish
our
new
officers
their
very
best
on
their
new
careers.
Now
police
officer,
John
Ezekiel,
will
now
conduct
the
closing
ceremony
by
retiring.
The
class
guidon
and
chief
gruff
assistant
superintendent
chief
Brooks
will
have
the
honor
of
logging
on
class
56:16
with
the
dispatcher
in
the
operations
division.
Again.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here
with
us
today.
A
N
Operations
have
that
Boston
police
operations
on
an
all-out
on
FCC
law-enforcement,
secure
bandwidth
for
to
finish,
and
over
he's
healthy
he's,
Dedham
he's
Medford,
PD,
Stoughton,
Petersburg
and
surrounding
departments,
Boston
Police
Academy,
recruit,
class
5,
6
1
6
is
now
logged
on,
may
God.
Keep
you
and
good
luck.
Awesome
police
operations,
please
12:45
hours,
21,
June
2017
also.